Google self-driving car

A man drives a Google self-driving car in front of the company's headquarters in Mountain View, Calif., in September. A German auto executive in a panel discussion at the L.A. Auto Show predicted that such cars would not be common on U.S. streets until 2025.

A man drives a Google self-driving car in front of the company's headquarters in Mountain View, Calif., in September. A German auto executive in a panel discussion at the L.A. Auto Show predicted that such cars would not be common on U.S. streets until 2025. (David Paul Morris / Bloomberg)

A man drives a Google self-driving car in front of the company's headquarters in Mountain View, Calif., in September. A German auto executive in a panel discussion at the L.A. Auto Show predicted that such cars would not be common on U.S. streets until 2025.David Paul Morris / Bloomberg